I love to watch television shows that have extreme transformations like the ones seen on America's Next Top model, when they totally change the look of the model with a haircut or color. I do not however like "makeover" shows or even the term as they suggest that something was wrong with...

The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) has been airing a documentary by Jennifer Siebel Newsom called Miss Representation. The title is an interesting play on words. If you get the chance I highly recommend watching the 90 minute documentary that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last year which...

It is not o.k. to bully someone about their weight and then try to cushion it with "I am telling you this because I care" or the multitude of other passive-aggressive comments that come from friends, family, and my personal favorite strangers who are driven by stereotypes of being fat and decades of

Hydro Chic is an online business started by two friends. It is run out of New Rochelle, NY and offers women a modest option to their swim and sport activities. They carry a plus size line that provides "a full range of UV protection, ultra chlorine resistant" swimwear / active wear.

Love Your Peaches has an interesting concept when it comes to plus size clothing shopping. Every year they offer a few new styles as well as their basics with multiple fabric options to choose from. It started out as one of...

The twenty-eight year old wordsmith from Austin, Minnesota with a love of cats, hamsters, and turtles, has been listed as a USA Today Bestselling author. She wrote her first book at 17 (and almost twenty since then) but unlike many would-be-writers Amanda gave herself a goal to be published by...